Lawsuit Over Property Transfer Between Spouses
Nont Lawlor of Stratford sues Ellen Lawlor of this city for 10000 damages claiming that liquor addiction left her husband unduly influenced him to deed his farm of 10 acres on Broad Bridge road Stratford to the defendant. The plaintiff seeks a null deed and possession remains with the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nont Lawlor
Stratford
Ellen Lawlor
John Lawlor
Lawlor
John
Nora
Broad Bridge Road
Thwart Chicken Thieves At Fairfield Avenue Coops
Two intruders attempted a burglary at Mrs. Frederick E. Silliman’s chicken coops on Fairfield Avenue last night. They were surprised, dropped most of the birds, and escaped with only two hens remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Silliman
Fairfield Avenue
Berkshire Ice Co Sues Elm City Ice Co for 4250
The Berkshire Ice Co of this city filed a suit against the Elm City Ice Co of New Haven for 4250 in damages. A plot of land in Westville containing 23 acres was attached along with some ice and machinery. The action seeks payment for goods purchased and claimed unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Ice Co
Elm City Ice Co
New Haven
Westville
Gavin dies in city. funeral services set at St Charles
Michael Gavin died in this city on March 24 1913 at 210 Pearl Street. Friends invited to attend from his sister Margaret McCue’s residence at 210 Pearl Street on Thursday March 27 at 8 39 am. Funeral service to be held at St Charles church at 9 am and burial in St Michael's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavin
Pearl Street
Michael Gavin
Mire
Margaret McCue
St. Charles’ Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Fractious Horse In Two Accidents
A green horse owned by Edward S. Berkshire Mille Company employee injured the owner and a bystander during morning incidents. Ryburn, attempting to calm the horse, suffered severe rope burns while the animal reared. Dr Curley treated Ryburn and Keegan sustained a compound fracture of the right thumb after the horse frightened and slipped, with the bone protruding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards & Salesman
Berkshire Mille Company
Whitney Venue
Ryburn
W. H. Curley
Keegan
Freshet Threaten Connecticut River Howls Toward Second Story Loading
Hartford reports a freshet of twenty feet or more above low water within 24 hours. At noon the river stood 14 feet at the steamboat landing and rose through the day. Steamers now load from the second story at Hartford dock as residents on the east side evacuate first floors.
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Hartford
Connecticut
East Side
Johnson's Fall Proves Fatal Accident at Crescent Avenue
Edward Johnson a carpenter of 408 Newfield Avenue died in Bridgeport hospital at 4 30 AM from internal injuries after falling from a staging on the Electric Cable company's Crescent Avenue building. The Medical Examiner ruled the death accidental and authorized body removal for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johnson
Newfield Avenue
Electric Cable Company
Crescent Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
M. Garlick
Wanted core maker for light work
WANTED Core maker for light work Apply American Grapho phone Co Cherry St entrance 8S 2658 FOR SALE Fine upright piano in excellent condition Cheap for cash 1285 Main street Bridgeport Stor age Co S26 WANTED BExperienced girl for jack er on silver plated flatware Good position for fast worker H H Smith Silver Co 826 b LOST Gentleman’s diamond ring between the depot and county jail Reward Return to Dr Vollmer County Jail B26 s
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Graphophone Co
Cherry St
Main Street
Bridgeport Storage Co
H. H. Smith Silver Co
Hotel Men Seek Sunday Licenses in Prohibition Clash
In Bartford on March 26 the Excise committee debated two bills permitting hotels with over twenty five rooms to sell liquor to bona fide guests on Sundays for an added fee, a plan praised by hotel men and opposed by temperance advocates. The counter bill banning sales to be taken off premises faced strong criticism from liquor dealers but support from prohibitionists. Reverend Herbert Judson White argued the measure would hurt saloon and small hotel owners and raise drunk driving risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartford
Prohibition
Excise Committee
Kemseill
Massachusetts
New York
Herbert Judson White
New York East M. E. Conference Opens in New Haven
The New York East Methodist Episcopal Conference began at Trinity M E church New Haven with large clergy and lay attendance. A reception featured talks by Rev Willard L Hobinson Rev Wilbur F Sheridan and others as the session opened. Memorial services later honored nine pastors including Harold Rider and William Russell among others. Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley dies in Menton France at age 80.
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New Haven
New York East Methodist Episcopal Conference
Trinity M. E
Willard L. Hobinson
Epworth League
Wilbur F. Sheridan
Lauress J. Birney
Boston School of Theology
Luther B. Wilson
A. B. Sanford
Otto Brand
Waterville
Conn
S E. §. Jackson
Otis Moore
Roland Bill
H. E. Marsland
H. M. Richard
Hubert Jones
John Mace
T. J. Dodd
Henry Blatz, Jr
Brooklyn
W. D. Webb
H. B. Belcher
V. G. Mills
F. F.voorhees
E. F. Wise
G. B. Tompkins
A. P. Corliss
E. R. Lewis
Gustave Laas
East Hampton
L. I
William Warren
Babylon
Harold M. Rider
Bay Shore
L. L
William H. Russell
Joseph Barre
S. D
Arthur W. Surt
Stamford
Smith H. Platt
Ss. D
William C. Wilson
Second Street
Floods Sweep Ohio Valley Amid Devastation and Loss
Across Ohio and Indiana communities faced rising rivers and widespread inundation. Dayton saw a collapsed harness shop as rescue crews and patrol boats surveyed the city. Officials reported many swift-water emergencies, with Peru drowning counts feared high and Louisville Lifesaving units preparing to aid Dayton. Local schools sheltered evacuees while rail lines and roads faced disruption and casualty estimates climbed toward the hundreds.
Stratford Day At Capitol Features Charter Hearing
Hartford March 26 Stratford Day at the Capitol featured a hearing on the proposed Stratford town charter a modified commission government direct primaries and woman suffrage for property owners. (Continued) Notable Bridgeport figures supported the charter while pension bills for teachers drew testimony from Bridgeport leaders and Miss Euphrosyne L. Bown.
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Corres
Hartford
Stratford
Capitol
Committee On Cities and Boroughs
The
Farmer
H.l Beers
W. H. Hart
Ivan Morehouse
Thomas H. McQuillan
F. R. Sammis
S. E. Conine
C. J. Judson
8. E. Curtis
Charles H. Wells
J. H. Blakeman
Alexander St. John
Elliott W. Peck
Prominent Odd Fellow Suffering Stroke in Hartford
Hartford March 26. At noon today the physician attending Leopold De Leeuw a prominent Odd Fellow in New England reported he is resting comfortably with no change in condition since last night. De Leeuw was stricken with a slight stroke of apoplexy early yesterday evening and is at Hotel Garde.
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Hartford
Leopold de Leeuw
New England
de Leeuw
Hotel Garde
House Votes Down McNeil Repeal Bill Amid Session Work
Legislature reports include action on presidential direct vote and charter amendments. Favorable reports address sidewalks in Waterbury and New Haven street bonds, while voting machine penalties aim to curb late campaign literature near polling sites. Recommitting nurse employment for towns and reservations on epileptic colonies emerge amid committee actions. judge nominations and a draft to reorganize Seymour Gas extension are noted. Judge Addis declines Baldwin nomination in a New Milford letter.
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United States
Waterbury
New Haven
Senate
Bristol
Socialist Party
State Board of Charities
Connecticut Colony
Perry
Joan E. Fahey
Rockville
Torrington
Judiciary Committee
F. T. Reeve
Chas. BE. Meigs
District Court of
Seymour Gas Company
Humane Institutions Committee
Appropriations Committee
Pardee
Clines
John F. Addis
New Milford
Baldwin
Dress Lot Offers Silk and Serge Styles at Cut Prices
A quick bargain spree brings a freshly produced stock of dresses to the store. Messaline, charmeuse, pongee, ratine, and chiffon garments headline vivid blues and grays with lace embroidery and Bulgarian touches. Serge and Henrietta gowns, including rich black options, entice discerning shoppers seeking quality at a rapid sale.
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Messaline
Charmeuse
Pongee
Henrietta
Beardsley and Hill Nominated for Academy Delegates
Governor Baldwin named Morris B. Beardsley of Bridgeport and E. J. Hill of Norwalk as delegates to the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia next week. Edward Harland of Norwich resigns after thirty years on the board of pardons. An unfavorable House committee report blocks Dr. Atwood's cattle inspection proposal. Police officers for Willimantic camp meeting association approved. A Bridgeport Brass worker lost fingers in a stamping press accident at 18 Church Street. Temporary care by Dr. Curley, then transfer to St Vincent's Hospital for wound dressing. Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club gathers at North Congregational Church with Miss Ethel M. Pigg leading a program of vocal and instrumental numbers. Organ music prompted the venue change from theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley
Gov. Baldwin
Morris B. Beardsley
Bridgeport
E. J. Hill
Norwalk
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
Edward Harland
Norwich
Board of Pardons
Dr. Atwood
New Haven
Willimantic Camp Meeting Association
Bridgeport Brass Company
Joseph Wolenski
Church Street
William H. Curley
St Vincent’s Hospital
North Congregational Church
Ethel M. Pigg
Public Utilities Commission hears Berkshire matters
The Public Utilities Commission met at the Capitol to hear petitions from Berkshire traction for double tracking on West Main Street New Britain and single tracking in the same city with related grade crossings and freight station plans. Also heard was New Haven road petition to Salem JR Berkshire line from Danbury to New Milford with proposed track relocations and new stations at Still River and Brookfield. A separate Hartford suit seeks 25000 damages for trolley collision injuries to Buses F Courtney of East Hartford on May 15, 1911, alleged negligence by company employees. Rev William Boyd Carpenter, visiting clergyman, spoke in Boston on women smoking and their conduct.
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Hartford
Traction Company
West Main Street
New Britain
Capitol
Seress
Aes
Havre
Berkemire
Danbury
New Milford
Still River
Brookfield
Superior Court
William Boyd Carpenter
Westminster Abbey
America
Boston
O Carpenter
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Golden Hill Street
Errife
RCE
Yclonen Wes
Cowland
Cannon Street
Art, Conn
Testator
James Horan
Shriners
John Beck & Son Branch
Hawkins Stratfield Building
Eee
Hughes & Chapman
Stratford Avenue
Rie
Connecticut River
Johnson
Clinton Ave
Thomas Fagan
Joseph A*p Shackett
Ealed
Lakeview
Board of Contract & Supply
City Hall
City
Oliver Typewriter
Jackson's Book Shop
Excise Committee of General Assembly
London
Viscount Wolseley
Mentons
France
Dayton
Ludlow Street
Harness
Steubenville, O
Ohio River
Nashville
Ohio
Memphis
Mississippi
Washington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Miami Valley
McConnellsville
National Guard
Columbus
John C. Speaks
John Bell
Bell
Zanesville
Muskingum River
Delaware
South Bend
Charles E. Goetz
Peru
Indianapolis
Assumption Parochial
Western Union
Brookville
Akron
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wabash Railroad
Wabash
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Committee On Education
Wilson
Euphrosyne L. Bown
Grand Street
A. E. Lavery
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Capitol Today
Eddie" Chamansky
Firm
Laborde & Gelman
A. J. Merritt
Odd Fellow
Sticken
M’neil
Wes
Howland Dry Goods CO
Court of Common Pleas
Litchfield
Addis
Public Utilities Commission
Berkshire
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